Fencepost



L. D. COLE.

FENCEPOST,

APPLICATION FILED 05c. 5, 1919-.

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Application filed December To all 2072 772 it may commit:

Be it known that I, LownLr. l). Conn. a citizen of the United States. residing at Painted Post, in the county 01 Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fcnceposts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fence post and has for its principle object the production of a fence post which may be easily assembled and taken apart when so desired.

Another object of this invention is to provide a post which has means for receiving wire without the use of nails or staples.

A still further object ct this invention is the production of simple and eflicient means whereby the post may be placed in a substantially vertical position when the fence is being run along somewhat uneven ground.

lVith these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel combinations, arrangements and constructions of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my de *ice.

showing same partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base portion showing the post in section, taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrow, and

Figure 3 is a section taken approximately on the line 33 of Figure 2 looking in the direction oi the arrows.

By referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that 1 designates the post upon which is providedthe clamping member 2 by means of the bolt and nut 6. 'Upon the upper end of the post 1 there is mounted the extension 3 by means of nails (not shown) or in any other suit able manner which extends at an oblique angle to the post 1. This extension 3 has a clamping member 4: which is attached to the extension by means of the bolt 5 and nut 6.

The post 1 is carried by a base mechanism This base mechanism consists of the parallel base arms 9 which are provided with slots for receiving the parallel base arms 10 which extend at right angles thereto. The base arms 10 are provided with slots in their bottom edges so as to register with the slots provided in the base arms 9. A. block 16 is placed in the center of the base arms as is clearly shown in Figure 9 of the drawing and. holds Specification of Letters Patent.

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Pat l it a l 'r rare. Serial are. 342,820.

them in a spaced relation to each other. This block is held in place by means of the bolt and nut 15. lrlounted between the base arms 9 and 10 are base bars 11 which are held between the arms 9 and the arms 10 by means the bolts 1%. The base bars 11 are provided at their free ends with the beveled portions 12. Each beveled portion 12 has an opening 13 therein. The opening 13 is adapted to receive a spike is for holdingthe base mechanism in engagement with the ground. The upright standards 7 are at tached to the block 16 by means oi. the bolt 15 and extend between the base arms 10 as is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing. The post 1 is held between the upright standards 7 bv means of the bolts and nuts 8. U

From the above description it will be seen that each part of this fence post may be easily disassembled or assembled. It will also be seen that by removal of the proper ones of the bolts 1a the base bars become pivotally mounted within the base arms, so that when the device is to be used upon uneven ground the post 1 may be extended in a substantially vertical position by an adjustment ot' a base bar when one ofthe bolts 14-. is removed. It will also be understood by removal otione of the bolts 8 the post 1 will pivot between the standards 7, and also, that chicken wire or some such similar fencing material may be held in engagement witlti the post by means of the clamping members 2 and #1. It will. also be noted that alter the desired arms 11 are each swung on one of their bolts 14;, after the other is removech each of the arms may then be held in an adjusted position by tightening the nut on the belt that has served as a pivot.

V The drawing and description above relate to what- I might call the preferred form of my invention and I wish it understood that I may make such changes in arrangement and combination and constructions as fall within the scope 01" the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described compris inn a block, fixed base arms attached to the block, adjustable base bars mounted upon said fixed arms, and means provided for holding said bars in engagement with the ground.

2. A device of the class described comprising a block, a plurality oi: base arms attached.

having openings extending at right angles 'ing a block, a plurality of base arms arto the block so as to extend along the ground, justable base bars carried between the base adjustable base bars carried by the base arms and means provided for holding the arms and provided with beveled terminals bars in engagement with the ground.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.-

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the openings.

3. A device of the classdescribed compris- Witnesses:

J OHN S. MORAN,

ranged in pairs attached to the block, ad- A. R. FULKnRsoN. 

